THE FREE SCHOOL-BOOKS.
"WHOLE THING IN A MUDDLE." (By TeleEraph.-Press Association.) • Auckland, March 23. The troubles that have gathored round' the inauguration of the free class-books scheme do not seem to have' .been completely cleared away. Protest is now being made against the board's intimation.that the books cannot be taken lioiho by the pupils. Such a protest was read at to-day's meeting of the Auckland Education Board . from the Thames committee. The chairman (Mr. Parr) stated that it was abundantly clear from the Department's legulations that tho books could not bo allowed to bo taken homo by the children. The grant was sufficient to provide only ono reader, and that must bo kept in tho schools, otherwise it would bo subjected to damaging treatment, and there would bo no funds to replace it. Ho adhered to tho opinion that the . free-grant business was a farce, and was not wanted. Parents he believed, would prefer to buy the books themselves. "Tho whole thin" is in such a muddle," Mr. Parr added" "that the Minister should remodel tho basis of the grant." A resolution was passed regrettin" that the conditions of the grant would not allow the -books to be taken from school as tho set supplied must last nioro than one year."
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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 774, 24 March 1910, Page 9
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